You’ve already taken the first step towards taking your Nursing career in a new direction. Curiosity about making more money, traveling to new places, that’s the first step. Most people won’t go much further than that first step, but for a few it’s the first step in a great journey. It was for me.
There are a lot of reasons why Nurses are afraid to take off on their first travel assignment, but it’s been my experience that the reason most frequently holding someone back is that they see travel nursing as something other than a full time job. Let’s face it, Nurses are hard working and responsible people. A lot of the time they are the primary income for themselves and their families. They have full time jobs with benefits that protect themselves and their families. While they want to make more money, and would love to spice up their careers, the idea of quitting a full time job to take on a 13 week assignment is a little scary. They look 13 weeks into the future and think, “Then What if I can’t find another job”.
It’s hard to convince a Nurse looking into traveling for the first time that they really can work as little or as much as they want, and never be without a job except for the few days it takes to get from your previous assignment to your next one, unless you just want to take a break. I’ve been traveling full time for over 4 years now, and the only time I’ve spent between jobs is time that I wanted to spend, and thanks to my traveling career, could afford to spend.
So if you’re taking that first step now, don’t let the fear of letting go of the security you get from a full time job in one hospital for the rest of your career stop you from taking that next step! You will ALWAYS be able to find your next assignment, get it set up and scheduled so that you move out of one apartment, and move into your next one, in just a day or two if that’s what you want. Even better, take a week or two off between assignments because you want to, but it won’t be because you have to.
If you’re still curious – take a look at step TWO
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